How Zero’s electric motorcycle tech is making Polaris’s Electric Ranger better than gas UTVs

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Polaris is gearing up to release an all-new Electric Ranger UTV this December, which they confidently claim will be the “best RANGER ever.” The new electric utility vehicle could help Polaris leapfrog several years forward to the top of the electric power-sports market, but it never would have happened without a strategic partnership with Zero Motorcycles.

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Audi launches Q4 e-tron electric SUV starting at just $36,400 after incentives

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Audi has officially launched the Q4 e-tron electric SUV in the US and confirmed a starting price of just $36,400 after incentives.

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EGEB: UK, Netherlands call on US, China to ban gas cars by 2035

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

The UK and Dutch transport secretaries call for China and the US to take more dramatic steps.
An abandoned 114-year-old paper mill in New Jersey gets a second life as a solar farm.
A large luxury home builder will now include solar on all their new California homes.
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Tesla announces expansion of its biggest virtual power plant in Australia

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Tesla announced today that it is expanding its biggest virtual power plant in Australia to Victoria through its new “Tesla Energy Plan.”

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Quick Charge Podcast: September 20, 2021

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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Elon Musk hints at new Tesla Gigafactory, denies location is in Russia

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Elon Musk denied rumors that Tesla has selected a Russian city as its next location for a new Gigafactory.

In the process, he hinted that Tesla is on the hunt for a new location.

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EcoFlow is launching the DELTA mini; backup power for work and play

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EcoFlow launches the new DELTA mini a new entry in the family of the DELTA and DELTA Pro. The DELTA raised over $2.5 million and the Pro raised over $10 million, launching EcoFlow itself into the forefront of battery backup technology. Theses wildly successful systems can single handedly power anything in the home, charge at an exceptionally fast rate, and easily pack in the camper to enable power tools or nearly any outdoor adventure. Despite the name, the mini packs a powerful punch.

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Rivian’s minivan image in patent offers an exercise in imagination more than anything

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Images discovered by a member of Rivian Forums show Rivian has filed a patent with the US Patent and Trademark office for a sliding door on a dual-guide-rail. Interestingly enough, the images in the patent show the door on a minivan-style vehicle. Before speculation runs rampant, we want to point out that this patent is one of hundreds filed by the automaker and likely does not allude to a future Rivian minivan. However, it does present a growing niche Rivian would be well suited to fill.

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Honda announces pathetic electric vehicle ambitions in the US

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Honda released more details about its electrification plans in the US, and only one word comes to mind: pathetic.

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GM says Chevy Bolt EV battery production has resumed, defect leading to fire risk is fixed

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GM announced today that LG is resuming production of batteries for Chevy Bolt EV as the manufacturing defect leading to the fire risk has been fixed.

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